Wow! Much more of this global warming and I’ll be frozen stiff as a board. I hope everyone was able to stay warm and are beginning to thaw out. I also hope all who have been battling the flu are recovering and will be able to join us tomorrow.Good news on Judy Kail. She finally has the ventilator tube out and is breathing on her own with help from a CPAP machine. She will soon be moved to AMG Spec...  Read More

We’re praying those of you who have been battling the flu are doing much better. We have others still recouping from surgery or still in the hospital. Don’t forget to lift them up in prayer when they come to mind.We have a few important ministries not far from going online at LifePoint. Here are a couple:1.  The LifePoint Shepherding Ministry.  This ministry will create a ministry safety net to ma...  Read More

I hope everyone is having a good end to the week.I just left Greg and Judy Kail at the Stillwater hospital. They removed Judy’s breathing tube while I was there and she is slowly coming out from under the sedation. Greg told me that they do not believe she had a heart attack and think she suffered from some other type of blockage. Now that she is breathing on her own, they’ll be doing tests to see...  Read More

I hope you had a great week!There are several in our church family who need your prayers.  Please see the church newsletter for that list. Here’s how tomorrow’s services will look:Pastor’s Class, 10:00 am – We will continue our Biblical Types series with part 2: “The Sabbath – more than a day of rest.” Come learn why God “rested on the seventh day” and then set that day aside and commanded that we...  Read More

Good afternoon LifePoint family, I understand the services last Sunday went well in my absence.  Thank you for your understanding of my need to travel to Poteau to participate in my old friend’s retirement service.  Rick was very appreciative, and we gave him a great send-off into the next chapter of his journey. Tomorrow, I’ll be back in the saddle at LifePoint. Here’s how the services will look:...  Read More

Good chilly afternoon LifePoint family,I hope everyone is staying warm. Even though it’s a bit cold, Constitution Hall will be toasty tomorrow morning, so wrap up and come on over to UCO and enjoy the warmth of a LifePoint Sunday.Tomorrow’s services:Pastor’s Class, 10:00 am: We are off to a great start in our study, “Biblical Types: the deeper message within the message.” Tomorrow we will continue...  Read More

LifePoint family,I hope you’ve had a warm and productive week. We were able to help Jace Direen and Bayly Bruner “get hitched” last night. It was a great ceremony and a beautiful wedding. Pray for Jace and Bayly as they begin their new life together as a couple. A big thank you to those who “weathered” the weather to support the families in this important moment for them.Coming soon: LifePoint She...  Read More

Good morning LifePoint family,Hope you’ve had a great week and you’re getting off to a good start in 2025!Now that the holidays are in our rearview mirror, things have slowed a bit. So, this week’s newsletter will be shorter than normal.I do want to remind those of you who live in Oklahoma County to see Ashley Hall if you would like to sign the petition calling for a Grand Jury investigation of th...  Read More

Many people would like to read through the Bible in a year, but we know, from personal experience, that it can be a real challenge. That's why we are creating our own custom LifePoint "Bible in a Year Plan" — to give you the encouragement you need as we read through the Bible together as a church family.There will be scripture readings for every day of the year - an Old Testament, New Testament, a...  Read More

Good evening LifePoint family,I hope everyone had a blessed and Merry Christmas. It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow is the last Sunday of 2024.Given that fact, I will be preaching a sermon entitled, “What a year may bring.” Looking back over this year, I can hardly comprehend how momentous it was – for all of us. This simply helps to remind us that a single year can be life-altering. Understanding...  Read More

Since we only have access to our space in the Nigh Building at UCO on Sundays, we won’t be able to have a Christmas Eve service this year. So, tomorrow will be our “official” Christmas service. Because of this, tomorrow’s services will place extra focus on celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Here’s how the services will look:Pastor’s Class, 10:00am – because of the level of...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope everyone is having a great week! Here’s the LifePoint news for the week:Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Budget Presentation Meeting last Sunday. Gary Davis did a great job of reviewing the 2024 budget and reporting on how we are doing financially. Thanks to your faithfulness, LifePoint is in great financial shape. Gary also did a great job of presenting ...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,A big thank you to our “Christmas Choir” who helped us kick off our celebration of Christmas last Sunday by performing a splendid rendition of the favorite, “O Holy Night.” Thanks to everyone in the choir for putting in the work to make this happen. A special thank you to Vernon Vincent for pulling everyone together and leading this effort. We’ll be blessed to enjoy a song f...  Read More

Good afternoon LifePoint family,I hope everyone had a happy and blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends this past Thursday. For those who traveled to be with family and are still away, we pray your time is blessed and that you have a safe journey home.Can you believe it? Tomorrow is the first day of December! The Christmas season is here again! What a great time of the year to celebrate God’s...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope everyone had a good week.  In last week’s newsletter, we shared about the Gatlin Brothers Christmas Concert coming to Guthrie on Nov 29.  Convinced that the event will be a fun and entertaining time of Christmas celebration with the award-winning Gatlin’s, I encouraged everyone to consider attending. However, after the newsletter went out, it was brought to my attenti...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope everyone had a good week.  I’ll be back in the pulpit in person tomorrow!   Thank you for your prayers while I was in Lawton doing my final BRR presentation for the year.  I was at the Bible Baptist Church, Lawton, where Bob Weger is the pastor.  I want you to be encouraged with the knowledge that our BRR efforts are bearing fruit.  For example, Bro. Bob has taken the...  Read More

Please join us for our first LifePoint Movie Night, 6:30pm, Sunday, Nov 24, 2024.  We have tried to pick a location that is easy for as many folks as possible: AMC Theaters at Quail Springs Mall.The movie we will see is the much anticipated Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. Please see the movie trailer at the following link. This looks like a great one!https://youtu.be/WZM90izJ8sI?si=AxRFYVXNR7YV...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,What a week! I’m still walking on air. ? How about you? What a victory! It would appear God heard our prayers and has extended another measure of mercy and grace to America. Now, we must work to make good use of it.Just a couple reminders:1. Our annual church budget meeting is scheduled for Dec 8 at 10:00am. Gary Davis will quickly review the budget for 2024 and give a finan...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope all of you are having a great week. As I write this, you only have two days left to vote early. If you can, vote before next Tuesday to not only avoid large crowds, but to guarantee nothing keeps you from making your voice heard in the 2024 general election.Charlie Meadows made his “Charlie’s Picks” available for anyone who wants them. If you want Charlie’s suggestion...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I’m back from New England safe and sound. The presentations went great up there, the response was incredible, and it is my hope that many good seeds were sown and will sprout into something great. The New Englanders wanted me to thank you for allowing me to be away from LifePoint to spend time with them. Thank you for your support of BRR and your many prayers offered up for ...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,As I write this, I am in Gettysburg, PA. I have been leading tours since Wednesday and although it’s been tiring, it’s been a great time. The homeschoolers I worked with on Wednesday were incredible. I think they had a wonderful time and hopefully, they learned things they normally would not. It is my prayer to instill in them a love for history so they will better understan...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,Hope you are having a great Saturday. There’s much we need to cover in this week’s newsletter, so be certain to read through to the end. Let’s get to it!A permanent place for LifePointMany of you have been asking about a permanent location for our church. We continue that quest and have been looking at several pieces of property. Thanks to many of you, we are discovering sev...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,Hope you had a great week!I want to thank you for your prayers for those in our fellowship who have asked for them. Several breakthroughs and successful surgeries occurred this week and I have the privilege of getting to hear some of those praise reports. Every person always wants me to tell all of you how much they appreciate your prayers, emails, texts, phone calls, visits...  Read More

Good morning LifePoint Family,I hope you had a great week. A few things of interest for this week’s newsletter:1. A special thanks to all who participated in Crossroads Pregnancy Clinic’s annual Walk-a-thon last Saturday. I know the Crossroads staff appreciated all the effort. I want to give a special thank you to Crossroads for the incredible work they do saving babies and ministering to their mo...  Read More